Most Professionals Now View Disabilities as

question 23

Multiple Choice

Most professionals now view disabilities as

• A) an environmental problem.
• B) a problem within the child.
• C) the result of interactions between the child and the environment.
• D) the fault of the parents.

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Definitions:

Genetic Testing

The analysis of DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, and certain metabolites in order to detect abnormalities related to genetic diseases or conditions.

Autosomal Recessive

A pattern of inheritance where two copies of an abnormal gene must be present for the disease or trait to develop.

Inheriting Trait

A characteristic or attribute passed from parent to offspring through the transmission of genes.

Nondisjunction

Failure of chromosomes to separate properly during nuclear division.